Rumors of LeBron James landing in Los Angeles gained more momentum Monday after former NBA point guard Gary Payton said that James’ son, LeBron James Jr., left, has “committed” to attend Sierra Canyon High in Chatsworth. (Photo by Getty Images)

Since the final buzzer of the NBA Finals sounded in Cleveland, the next destination for NBA superstar LeBron James, who is expected to be a free agent this summer, has been dominating basketball headlines.

Rumors of James landing in Los Angeles gained more momentum Monday after former NBA point guard Gary Payton said that James’ son, LeBron James Jr., “committed” to attend Sierra Canyon High in Chatsworth – a suburb in Northern Los Angeles County.

“Anything could happen. People don’t look at everything. (LeBron James’) son just committed to Sierra Canyon, which is in the valley of L.A.,” Payton told Sheena Marie, a reporter at USA TODAY Sports Digital Property Black Sports Online. “If everybody looks at it with a son at that age, you don’t want to be away from him during that period of time. … I think that (Bronny) needs a father during that time and that’s it. I don’t think LeBron is that type of parent, I think he wants to be around his son a lot and see his son play a lot.”

Despite Payton’s comments, multiple sources from Sierra Canyon’s athletic department have made it clear that nothing is “official.”

Of course, Payton’s comments created a social media frenzy that is anchored by the thought that news of LeBron James’ 13-year-old son coming to a school in the San Fernando Valley somehow means the superstar will sign with the Lakers, or even the Clippers.

Chris Palmer, an NBA reporter for Spectrum, was also told by Sierra Canyon that no “commitment” has been made.

Just talked to a Sierra Canyon official on the rumor that Bronny James has committed: "That's news to us. He hasn't."

However, the move wouldn’t be far-fetched at all. The Sierra Canyon boys basketball team just concluded its 2017-18 season by claiming the CIF State Open Division title, led by an NBA bloodline that garnered national media attention throughout the season.

KJ Martin (son of Kenyon Martin) and Scottie Pippen Jr. (son of Scottie Pippen) started as juniors last season and will be go-to players as seniors this fall along with high-flying guard Cassius Stanley, who is ranked as one of the best high school basketball prospects in the country by various ranking services.

It’s not the first San Fernando Valley school that has been the center of LeBron James’ interest for his son ‘Bronny.’ In September of last year, James took a picture with basketball players from Notre Dame High of Sherman Oaks on a day when James was rumored to have taken a tour of the school.

As free agency approaches, LeBron’s biggest decision might not even be where he decides to play, but where he wants his kids to compete.

“My boys were a lot younger last time I made a decision like this,” LeBron James said after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. “I have a teenage boy, a pre-teen (boy), and a little girl … sitting down and considering everything, my family will be a big part of whatever I decide to do.”